Marketing and communications adviser (Fixed term)
Location: GB, LND, Kingston
Salary range: 30000-30000
Employment type: Temporary
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Associate Degree
Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
Function: Marketing

Company profile:
VSO brings people together to fight poverty by delivering innovative development programmes in 36 of the poorest countries in the world. Through our volunteers, we harness the talents, enthusiasm and skills of ordinary people to bring about lasting change.

Job description:
At VSO we've been working through volunteers to tackle poverty for more than 50 years. In fact, we're the world's leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers. We operate in more than 30 countries around the world and work with partners to deliver innovative development programmes. Our unique approach involves bringing people together to share skills, build capabilities and change lives to make the world a fairer place for all. We harness the talents, enthusiasm and skills of ordinary people to bring about lasting change. It is an exciting time to join VSO and enable us to reach more poor communities. We’re always exploring new ways to use the time, energy and skills of people to make a difference.The roleThe marketing and communications adviser will support the UK external affairs department and wider VSO team to increase the charity's profile. This will involve advising on and delivering integrated marketing and communications activities that align with VSO UK’s corporate objectives; and having responsibility for developing clear, consistent messages that inform and persuade our target audiences; and managing a calendar of tactical marketing and communications activities.The applicantEssentialGood understanding of brand in the not for profit sectorExperience of implementing a brand development programme in or for a large organisation, brand management expertise gained in an international contextProven experience of working on and achieving results communications and marketing, including digital (E)Experience of managing agencies, briefing, monitoring and feedbackProven experience of managing cross-functional projectsExcellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skillsGood judgment and the ability to analyse and solve complex problemsProject management skills with the proven ability to meet deadlines and budgets across a number of projects at any one timeExcellent organisation skillsProven ability to engage and inspire colleaguesDesirableDegree in relevant subject and/or professional qualificationKnowledge of /understanding of the main issues shaping international development

Requirements:
The applicantEssentialGood understanding of brand in the not for profit sectorExperience of implementing a brand development programme in or for a large organisation, brand management expertise gained in an international contextProven experience of working on and achieving results communications and marketing, including digital (E)Experience of managing agencies, briefing, monitoring and feedbackProven experience of managing cross-functional projectsExcellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skillsGood judgment and the ability to analyse and solve complex problemsProject management skills with the proven ability to meet deadlines and budgets across a number of projects at any one timeExcellent organisation skillsProven ability to engage and inspire colleaguesDesirableDegree in relevant subject and/or professional qualificationKnowledge of /understanding of the main issues shaping international development

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